Quartz Crystals & Sex Magick Dream Techniques

by Bill Siebert

I am a sex magician. I have been consciously working dream phantasy actualization
through VIII°(masturbatory) Magick1 over the past three decades. I
have found crystals to be an excellent adjunct to all forms of sex magick. If you are not
already using the energy of your sexuality as a magickal tool, dreamreification is
a pleasant and easy way to begin. But, proceed with an understanding/acceptance that
dreams invoke reality. So do phantasies. The explosiveness of orgasm thrusts phantasy into
the collective unconscious to speed its reification. In this sort of working, crystals act
like programmable beacons which embody the Will of the magician while s/he is busy spacing
out on the ecstasy circuit. Be careful2 of the energies you invoke, for they
will reify.

Set aside at least 72 consecutive hours for this mini-Magickal retirement. Ideally, you
should be well-rested, free from stress, and very But things are seldom ideal if you
live/work/play in the real world. Of these considerations, I have found that the ability
to set-aside a continuous of time is the most important.

Go to sleep with your crystal in your passive3 hand. When you awaken from a
dream in an aroused state, use your crystal to assist yourself in remembering your dream.
Then transfer your crystal back into your passive hand, and masturbate yourself to orgasm,
using imagery from your dream. Anoint your dream crystal with your sexual fluids.4 Lick
some of your sexual elixir from the crystal and return to sleep. I find it very useful to
keep one thumb in good contact with the crystal’s major sloping facet at all phases
of this operation.

Do not break focus to write down any dreams at this point. Continue this procedure all
night long, as often as possible. This may take some practice, particularly if you do not
usually masturbate so frequently. When you have tapped-into your sexual current, this
procedure will enable you toride wave upon wave of orgasm throughout your dreams.
The individual dreams may weave themselves together, exposing glimpses of the fabric of
your dreamworld. Explore your dreamworld and sculpt it to fit your vision of reality.

When sleep and/or orgasm are no longer possible, soak your crystal in a glass of clean,
cool tap water while you shower or bathe. Drink half of this potion. Reserve the balance
of your orgasmic crystal water in a tightly covered glass or plastic container
under a copper pyramid (or in the refrigerator).

Immediately upon drinking your orgasmic crystal water, begin towrite up your
dreams and/or your sexual phanzasies. If all is going well, your dreams and phantasies
will have a common thread or be congruent. Seek out glitches, weak spots in your dream
reality, or ways in which you would like to alter your dreams. Seek for ways to
weave individual dream segments into a larger richer dreamscape. While keeping your
crystal in your active hand, enter your dream consciously. Use astral projection, or
phantasy and daydreams. Edit the fabric of the dream reality. Write up an edited dream and
destroy the original dream memory.

Take a break. Go for a walk and/or get some food. Visit with friends. Then, begin a new
dream cycle. Just before retiring, drink half of the remaining orgasmic crystal water to
seed your dreams. In the morning, add your newly created orgasmic crystal water tothat which remains of the previous batch, before drinking your morning allotment. Keep
adding each day’s fresh crystal washings to the previous batch and drinking from the
blended elixir until you are ready to end the Working.

During your Working, examine your dream patterns carefully. Weave each new dream into
the fabric of your previous dreams and edit them toremove glitches and episodes
which it is not your Will to reify.

At the end of your Working, examine your dream record. Weigh it carefully in your mind.
If you deem that such phantasies are not up to your standards as a creator, drink the
remaining orgasmic crystal water and sleep for a few days without consciously working any
dream magick. Meditate upon your tutelary deity.

If, on the other hand, you feel that your dreams are ready for reification, take the
remaining orgasmic crystal water toa lake, stream, or reservoir and pour it
into the water, while focusing your intentionality on seeding the dreams and realities of
all who drink that water. I have found it useful topublish my successful dream
workings (perhaps as fiction),5 or create some form of Art (poetry, music,
bumper stickers, etc.) based upon what it is I am seeking to reify, so that others
can tap into its imagery and/or essence.

DREAM GATEWAYS

Crystals, particularly when combined with sex magick, are potent catalysts for helping
magicians to get to know one another. Here is a technique which I have been using for
awhile. I designed this method to create a 2nd chakra dream gateway6 between
myself and another mage whom I was courting. It should work between any magi, so long as
there is no antipathy towards a 2nd chakra connection. Modify it as you will.

Select a crystal which you have not worked with extensively.7 Sleep with it
(for a night or two), consecrating it with your VIII°elixirs. Then fix
the vibration of the crystal with fire (see below for details). Give your crystal tohim/her
with whom you seek toopen-up a dream gateway. Such gateways are far more effective
if your friend/lover gives you a similarly prepared crystal in return.

To experience the energy of your friend/lover in meditation or dream, simply use the
crystal you received from him/her as though it were your own dream crystal, with one major
exception. Cleanse the crystal with salt water before and after each use.8 The
crystal has already been fixed, so it will always retain the vibration which your
friend/lover impressed upon it. Cleansing removes all of your vibrations (pre-conceived
notions about him/her, desire, etc.) so that you can tune yourself to experiencing your
friend/lover directly—far more directly than most people are able to experience by
using their waking consciousness and rational mind.

Some people like to synchronize their workings and then compare notes as to the success
or failure of the dream link. These sorts of experiments may encourage Lust of Result and
pre-dispose the experiment to failure. I prefer to be as spontaneous in my workings as
possible. By going with the flow (rather than attempting to impose my desires upon it), I
am more likely to gain deep (non-judgmental) insights into the personality of s/he who
sent me the crystal.

FIXING WITH FIRE

Fixing transfers all temporary information within a crystal to permanent storage within
Gaia’s archives, thus making it a permanent9 part of that crystal’s
personal character and knowledge base. Fixing builds upon a crystal’s inherent
nature, thus triggering/speeding its evolution.

I fix crystals which I give to friends as dream gateways. I also fix crystals to
commemorate magickal events. Every so often I transfer all of what I know/feel about
consciousness into a crystal, then fix it and bury it under a small stone obelisk in a
state park for someone else to find.

Find a place which feels right for ritual. My preference is for a place where I will
not be disturbed when I work late at night. Build a medium-sized tire out of substances in
your natural environment.10 As you build your fire, meditate on the essence of
fire.

Take out the crystals you have brought with you. I like to have at least 2 crystals
with me for this ritual—the crystal which I am going to fix, and one who will act as
an Observer/Witness, to record the ritual itself. If I am going to fix more than one
crystal, a single observer crystal suffices for the whole batch. Sit down near the fire.
Hold the witness crystal in your active hand and the crystal you will be fixing in your
passive hand. Stare at the flames and relax. Lose yourself in your fire. When you are calm
and serene, begin to think about what you are working to accomplish. Think about
what you are fixing into your crystal. Allow random images to float before your
mind’s eye. Keep staring at the flames. Put the witness crystal down.

Roll the crystal you are fixing between your palms. Hold your hands near the fire. If
your hands become sweaty, imagine the crystal drinking-up the moisture. Allow/encourage
your consciousness to flow into the crystal along with your sweat. Become one with the
crystal and the fire and yourself. Lose yourself. As you begin to come out of your
meditation, you will once again become aware of the fire glinting off the crystal. Slowly
draw your point of consciousness back into your body, without losing consciousness of the
fire or the crystal. Repeat this several times, until the flow becomes second nature to
you.

In a graceful flowing motion, stand and begin to dance around the fire as you move the
crystal to your active hand. Sweep the crystal through the flames in three continuous
circular or spiral arcs11 as though you are stirring an imaginary cauldron.
Allow the fire to lick at the crystal and your hand. Move your hand slow enough that you
can feel the heat of the flames, yet not so slow that you burn yourself, or crack the
crystal. Remain conscious that you are the fire, and you are the crystal, and you are the
being who holds the crystal. Allow the crystal to flow to your passive hand. Repeat the
three-fold journey of hand/crystal through fire using your passive hand. Do it a third
time, with whichever hand feels appropriate.

Your crystal is now fixed.

Notes

1 The techniques I discuss here can easily be extended from a VII° Working to the
realms of IX° (heterosexual Workings -ed.) or XI° (homosexual Workings, heterosexual
sodomy and/or IX° during the Lunar flow -ed). Holding on to your crystal while making
love can sometimes be a nuisance, but I have found it to be well worth the bother.a

aAnointing my dream crystal with IX° elixir, then holding It in my passive hand,
with one finger inserted in my lover’s anus during cunnilingus has helped me to
develop my abilities for vaginal skrying.

2I know a Priestess who used to play with taboo in her phantasies. Then her
phantasies began actualizing, and her life became more Interestingthan she
was ready to handle. She freaked out. She is now celibate. Consciously evokIng taboo canbe apowerful and rapid path of initiation, but it can sometimes be a bit too
bold formany initiates. In this context, I agree with Borellus: "Call not
forth what thou hast to put back down" (from a marginal note on a singular
incantatory formula for the exorcism of the dead which I found in Borellus’ copy of
the Necronomicon).

3

For right handed people, the left hand is usually considered to be passive and
the right hand active. Some (but not all) left-handed people reverse this polarity.

4

I have known some women who have a difficult time secreting sexual fluid during
VIII° Workings. If not remedied, this can have carry over effects into IX° operations,
necessitating external lubrication during intercourse. Reliance upon external lubrication
can lead to inflamation and infection.b Lack of sexual secretions can also
impair the physIcal basis and magickal/medicinal value of any sacramental elixirs which
are produced via VIII° and IX° sex magick. It your lubrication is not copious, I
strongly advise using VIII° karezza coupled with creative visualizationc to
become more in touch with the inner workings of your body before proceeding with any
prolonged VIII° or IX° sex magick.

b

I once knew a hooker who refused to use any sort of external lubrication. She
would not fuck until she was dripping wet. When I met her, she hadn’t had a yeast
infection in 15 years. She told me that she felt it was her responsibility to get (and
keep) him hard and his responsibility to get (and keep) her wet.

c

I know a prlestess who is working on this right now, with great success. I once
knew another priestess who had used creative visualisation to figure out how to turn on
her flow of anal elixir (probably by re-activating her vestigial musk glands) so she no
longer needs any form of external lubrication for XI° anal sex.

5

The Esoteric Order of Dagonsuggests fiction as a viable way to
express dream realities. I concur, particularly if your dream images evoke patriotic or
religious fervour. The EOD also advises novices to avoid poetry. For the most part, I
agree. I find other people’s poetry tends to evoke very garbled images which are
difficult for me to translate into useful information. Fiction seems to be the most
universal dialect amongst dreamers.

6

In the system I use, the second chakra is the svadistthara (roughly analagous to
the gonads). It is the seat of consciously expressive sexual energy. The second chakra is
also the Palace of Dreams (Yesod) which governs the upper astral plane.

7

Alternatively, the first time I used this technique, I used my prime dream
crystal with which I had been working nightiy for several years.

8

Cleansing is only necessary if you desire to keep your dream gateways discrete
from the flow of the rest of your life. I do not cleanse my crystals, nor do I even
remember from whom I received them or which of them is an active gateway crystal. But I am
working to build a non-hierarchal auto-conceptualizing network. The advicein the
main text is for those of you who have more one-to-one ambitions for their dream gateways.

9

When I say permanent I mean permanent. There are crystals I have met which seem
to have been fixed by Atlantean Mages. Many of these act as data crystals, which are
distinguished by a metallic opalescent triangle buried deep in the crystal along a natural
fault line. The metallic triangle is either a natural property of the crystal’s
make-up or it has been put there by a process which is unknown to me. The effect seems to
me to be analogous to the doping by which our culture creates transistors. The
triangle’s shape seems to be related to the type of Information stored within that
particular crystal. Perhaps it is an index system. Initially, I found Atlantean
information crystals to be very difficult to decipher, probably due to the cultural gap
between myself and the crystal’s original programmer. But, with patience, I have
begun to piece enough information together to enable me to draw plans for some
crystal-based techno-magick toys. If I ever get around to building any of these tools, I
will report my findings in a future book or through the Black Moon Archives.

10

When I do this ritual in the country, I use dry dead wood and bark. When in a
tree-barren part of a city, I use old boards, newspapers, and other burnable trash. If I
am feeling primitive, I start my fire with flint and steel, and a small pile of dry twigs
and lint. When I am feeling pyromaniacal, I douse a pie of wood with dinosaur blood
(gasoline), stand back, and throw on a small torch.

11

If the crystal is in your right hand, your arcs will probably flow widdershins
(counterclockwise). If in your left hand, deosil (clockwise). Use whatever flowd is
more natural for you.

d

Insome magickal systems, deosil movement is used primarily for
invocation and widdershins for banishing. In my system, intent and natural flow of
movement are of far greater importance than what direction you are moving.

This essay first appeared in The Cincinnati Journal of Ceremonial Magick,
issue VII, 1989.